Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

In fairness it's highly unlikely he has any idea what the term average means or how you might go about calculating it.

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

I wonder if he ever gets served anything in a restaurant which isn't disgustingly contaminated somehow.

He defended the dubious legality of an amendment he supported in the Legislature that attempted to block any federal laws in that did not have the support of the state government, which would have essentially turned Minnesota into its own republic.

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

unexplained bacon:what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

Tigger:what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

In fairness it's highly unlikely he has any idea what the term average means or how you might go about calculating it.

Only way he could win anything in this state is if he runs in Bachmann's district, and the rest of the state where Meth is not a food group were not allowed to vote against him. He got his ass handed to him when he tried running as Governor, no one likes his drunk ass outside of utter partisan shills.

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

Emmer needs to be locked in a room with fifty waiters and waitresses. They can then proceed to kick him to death with their diamond-tipped/encrusted jackboots made by Prada.

considered its endorsement, one of his Republican rivals launched an attack highlighting his history of DWI's - and subsequent efforts he made in the state Legislature to relax penalties on drunk drivers.*added on.

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

If a waiter is making Minnesota's minimum wage, for them to make even half of their six figure salary off of the wage rather than tips they would have to work a minimum of 8,130 hours during a year, an average of 156 hours a week.

Philip Francis Queeg:what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

If a waiter is making Minnesota's minimum wage, for them to make even half of their six figure salary off of the wage rather than tips they would have to work a minimum of 8,130 hours during a year, an average of 156 hours a week.

Not that it diminishes your point in the slightest, but he didn't say that they year 6 figures 'on average'. His quote from TFA says "there are some". I suppose that it is possible that 'there are some' waiters/waitresses making over 6 figures assuming a strict definition of some being >1.

Emmer is currently host of a talk radio show that features, among other things, musical parodies of pop hits like a version of Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" that mocked Occupy Wall Street and a hilarious Carly Rae Jepsen spoof entitled "Call Me Bath Salts."

theknuckler_33:Philip Francis Queeg: what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

If a waiter is making Minnesota's minimum wage, for them to make even half of their six figure salary off of the wage rather than tips they would have to work a minimum of 8,130 hours during a year, an average of 156 hours a week.

Not that it diminishes your point in the slightest, but he didn't say that they year 6 figures 'on average'. His quote from TFA says "there are some". I suppose that it is possible that 'there are some' waiters/waitresses making over 6 figures assuming a strict definition of some being >1.

I didn't use the word average.

For the supposed "fact" to be valid to the level of the minimum wage, the waiter making 6 figures would have to be making that amount of money while be paid minimum wage by their employer.

Here's the sad part: for all that Batshiattery, he only lost by 9,000 votes and mostly likely that's only because Jesse Ventura's party siphoned off 250,000. How the hell is that possible in the same state that elects Al Franken to the Senate?

Joey Jo Jo Jr Shabadu:Emmer is currently host of a talk radio show that features, among other things, musical parodies of pop hits like a version of Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night" that mocked Occupy Wall Street and a hilarious Carly Rae Jepsen spoof entitled "Call Me Bath Salts."

Honestly, I think he's for real. And that makes me sad- in the same way as when I watched a maury episode where a girl had sex for a hamburger. I'm pretty sure he posted that and with a loud cackle and a thought that it was hilarious.

Honestly, I think he's for real. And that makes me sad- in the same way as when I watched a maury episode where a girl had sex for a hamburger. I'm pretty sure he posted that and with a loud cackle and a thought that it was hilarious.

Magorn:Here's the sad part: for all that Batshiattery, he only lost by 9,000 votes and mostly likely that's only because Jesse Ventura's party siphoned off 250,000. How the hell is that possible in the same state that elects Al Franken to the Senate?

Minnesota is kind of weird like that. Al Franken's race was also very, very close. Remember the months-long recount? It was mainly to keep a Democratic senator out of the Senate for as long as possible during the health insurance reform thing, but the race was still close.

Franken also ran in 2008, getting the Obama bump. Emmer ran for governor in 2010, getting the teabagger bump.

The state is reliably light-blue for presidential races, but third-party candidates can siphon votes and swing statewide offices either way. And like a lot of states, it has a couple of urban areas (Minneapolis-St. Paul and Duluth) and a lot of rural space, so it's easy for Republicans like Bachmann to find a home.

Philip Francis Queeg:For the supposed "fact" to be valid to the level of the minimum wage, the waiter making 6 figures would have to be making that amount of money while be paid minimum wage by their employer.

I suppose that's the only scenario your little libby mind could come up with.

Honestly, I think he's for real. And that makes me sad- in the same way as when I watched a maury episode where a girl had sex for a hamburger. I'm pretty sure he posted that and with a loud cackle and a thought that it was hilarious.

theknuckler_33:Philip Francis Queeg: what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

If a waiter is making Minnesota's minimum wage, for them to make even half of their six figure salary off of the wage rather than tips they would have to work a minimum of 8,130 hours during a year, an average of 156 hours a week.

Not that it diminishes your point in the slightest, but he didn't say that they year 6 figures 'on average'. His quote from TFA says "there are some". I suppose that it is possible that 'there are some' waiters/waitresses making over 6 figures assuming a strict definition of some being >1.

I honestly don't know any waitstaff that even remotely make close to six figures. Most of them are luck to make enough to survive.

what_now:Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

Zeppelininthesky:theknuckler_33: Philip Francis Queeg: what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

If a waiter is making Minnesota's minimum wage, for them to make even half of their six figure salary off of the wage rather than tips they would have to work a minimum of 8,130 hours during a year, an average of 156 hours a week.

Not that it diminishes your point in the slightest, but he didn't say that they year 6 figures 'on average'. His quote from TFA says "there are some". I suppose that it is possible that 'there are some' waiters/waitresses making over 6 figures assuming a strict definition of some being >1.

I honestly don't know any waitstaff that even remotely make close to six figures. Most of them are luck to make enough to survive.

How many of them work at high-end places?

I mean I think it's possible at a very high end restaurant. If you cleared $400 in tips for 250 days, that would be 100k. If you had sales of $2700(9 tables of $300), that's ~15%. I'm not even taking in to account the wage. There are probably a few waiters that could pull it off. Still a hugely farking stupid remark though.

Honestly, I think he's for real. And that makes me sad- in the same way as when I watched a maury episode where a girl had sex for a hamburger. I'm pretty sure he posted that and with a loud cackle and a thought that it was hilarious.

What about $8 and a candy bar?

In the episode's case, I believe it was a Big Mac. Better than a mcdouble, but still way less than that.

what_now:Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

He didn't say 'average' but he did assume that because a small percentage of waiters make $100+/year (such in high end establishments in Minneapolis or St. Paul) that automatically makes his tax policy valid and he is automatically now governor.

/Emmer made me vote for the first DFLer for Minnesota governor ... ever//Dayton still makes me cringe whenever he opens his mouth

Zeppelininthesky:I honestly don't know any waitstaff that even remotely make close to six figures. Most of them are luck to make enough to survive.

Having dated a number of waiters in my time - there are a small percentage that pull it off. They are typically lifers who have worked for the same high end restaurant for years and have built up a list of regulars. I know one guy who was given a small share of the profits to keep him.

But if you are talking your average single mom begging for hours at Applebees? No.

gingerjet:what_now: Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

He didn't say 'average' but he did assume that because a small percentage of waiters make $100+/year (such in high end establishments in Minneapolis or St. Paul) that automatically makes his tax policy valid and he is automatically now governor.

See, the mistake people are making is thinking that because this statement would only be remotely relevant if it applied to a majority of servers, that must be what he meant. When really, he just forgot momentarily that some people acknowledge the peasants.

Arkanaut:Tigger: what_now: Perhaps the greatest moment of Emmer's gubernatorial crusade came when he declared war on waiters and waitresses by calling for Minnesota to ower their minimum wage. Emmer's rationale for this proposal was that many waiters and waitresses earn six figures annually and, thus, should be more reliant on tips.

Holy shiat. He..he really said that? He thinks the AVERAGE waiter makes $100,000 a year?

In fairness it's highly unlikely he has any idea what the term average means or how you might go about calculating it.

Maybe he got his figures from the Wall Street Journal.

Yes...he pointed to a random page and the first figure he saw was 100,000 and he said That sounds right!

Magorn:Here's the sad part: for all that Batshiattery, he only lost by 9,000 votes and mostly likely that's only because Jesse Ventura's party siphoned off 250,000. How the hell is that possible in the same state that elects Al Franken to the Senate?

To be fair, his Democratic Opponent Mark Dayton is objectively terrible. I'm the libbyist lib on the libby train, and I still had a hard time filling in the bubble for Dayton on election day.

I think a lot of good people won't go into politics in today's world, which leaves a lot of seats open for jackasses and clowns like Emmer.